3 Stocks Pushing The Financial Services Industry Lower

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One out of the three major indices are trading lower today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) trading up 24 points (0.1%) at 16,720 as of Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 12:55 PM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 1,382 issues advancing vs. 1,595 declining with 161 unchanged.

TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry lower today:

3. Discover Financial Services ( DFS) is one of the companies pushing the Financial Services industry lower today. As of noon trading, Discover Financial Services is down $0.59 (-1.0%) to $57.69 on light volume. Thus far, 1.1 million shares of Discover Financial Services exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.1 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $57.60-$58.37 after having opened the day at $58.25 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $58.28.

Discover Financial Services, a bank holding company, provides a range of financial products and services in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Direct Banking and Payment Services. Discover Financial Services has a market cap of $26.8 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 4.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 14 analysts that rate Discover Financial Services a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Discover Financial Services as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, solid stock price performance, expanding profit margins and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had sub par growth in net income. Get the full Discover Financial Services Ratings Report now.

2. As of noon trading, Charles Schwab ( SCHW) is down $0.31 (-1.1%) to $26.74 on average volume. Thus far, 4.7 million shares of Charles Schwab exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 8.2 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $26.67-$27.10 after having opened the day at $27.04 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $27.05.

The Charles Schwab Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides securities brokerage, banking, money management, and financial advisory services. The company operates through two segments, Investor Services and Advisor Services. Charles Schwab has a market cap of $34.3 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are up 4.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 3 analysts that rate Charles Schwab a buy, 3 analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Charles Schwab as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, expanding profit margins and good cash flow from operations. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results. Get the full Charles Schwab Ratings Report now.

1. As of noon trading, American Express ( AXP) is down $0.52 (-0.6%) to $89.14 on light volume. Thus far, 1.0 million shares of American Express exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3.7 million shares. The stock has ranged in price between $89.08-$90.00 after having opened the day at $89.65 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $89.66.

American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides charge and credit payment card products and travel-related services to consumers and businesses worldwide. The company operates through four segments: U.S. American Express has a market cap of $94.0 billion and is part of the financial sector. Shares are down 1.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 12 analysts that rate American Express a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 8 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates American Express as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity, impressive record of earnings per share growth, increase in net income and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated. Get the full American Express Ratings Report now.

The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates over the past two years, but the biggest Wall Street banks are holding the line on the rates they pay depositors. As a result the banks have kept the extra income for themselves, benefiting executives, employees and shareholders at the expense of retirees and other ordinary savers.